The City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007
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Unless otherwise specified in the district, for a Backyard Suite, the minimum building setback from a side property line is 1.2 metres for any portion of the building used as a Backyard Suite.
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Unless otherwise referenced in subsections (3.1) and (3.2), a minimum separation of 5.0 metres is required between the closest façade of the main residential building to the closest façade of a Backyard Suite.
3.1
The minimum façade separation in subsection (3) may be reduced to 1.5 metres where amenity space is provided at grade that:
3.2
(a) Where portions of a Backyard Suite meet the requirements of subsection (b) these portions may project:
i
into a setback area from a property line shared with a street or a lane to a minimum building setback of 0.6 metres from the shared property line; and
ii
0.6 metres into the minimum separation area required in subsection (3) or the amenity space required in subsection (3.1);
i
not exceed 40.0 per cent of the length of the façade on each storey for the total combined length of all projections;
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Unless otherwise referenced in subsection (4.1), the maximum building height for a Backyard Suite is 7.5 metres.
a
5.0 metres measured from grade at a side property line shared with a parcel designated with a low density residential district;
b
3.0 metres measured from grade at a rear property line shared with a parcel designated with a low density residential district; and
c
increases at a 45 degree angle to a maximum of 7.5 metres at a proportional distance from the shared property line.
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The maximum floor area of a Backyard Suite, excluding any area covered by stairways and internal landings not exceeding 2.5 square metres, is 75.0 square metres.
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The maximum floor area of a Backyard Suite may be relaxed by the Development Authority to a maximum of 10.0 per cent.
b
includes a privacy wall that screens the balcony from a property line shared with a parcel designated with low density residential district where:
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A balcony attached to a Backyard Suite may project into a required setback area from a property line shared with a street or a lane to a minimum setback of 0.6 metres from the property line.